Ajit Pawar Assigned Finance and Planning Portfolio as Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister

Date: 14 July 2023

Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar, who recently broke away from his original party and took oath as the deputy chief minister, has been appointed the finance and planning portfolio. This decision was announced on Friday, nearly two weeks after his political shift. Additionally, eight of Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) colleagues, who were also sworn in as ministers on July 2, have been allocated their respective portfolios, as stated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s office.

Dhananjay Munde has been assigned the agriculture portfolio, while Dilip Walse-Patil will serve as the cooperation minister. The allocation of portfolios marks a significant step in the formation of the new Maharashtra government, as the ministers prepare to assume their responsibilities in their designated areas of expertise.